PVA to XVID: Convert Video from PVA(Hauppauge Video Recording) to XVID(XVID Video) with River Past Video Cleaner, PVA2XVID converter, conversion

What is PVA?

PVA files are recordings from Hauppauge DVB Software.

To convert PVA files to other formats with River Past software, please have Radlight PVA Splitter and GPL MPEG-2 Decoder installed.

What is XVID?

XviD is the name of a popular new video codec being developed as an open source project by volunteer programmers from all over the world. The format was created to offer a free alternative to other commercial video codecs, and despite being open source its quality and efficiency has made it one of the most popular video codecs online.

XviD, as a file type, is an AVI file with video encoded with XviD codec.

To convert video to xvid, please make sure the xvid codec is installed.

Launch River Past Video Cleaner

Once River Past Video Cleaner is installed properly, launch Video Cleaner.

Add File

Click on the "Add File" button on the tool bar. The standard file open dialog appears. Select "PVA - Hauppauge Video Recording" in its "Files of type" combo box.

Select the file you want to convert and click "Open". The file will be added to the conversion file list.

Note: To convert from PVA files, you must have Radlight PVA Splitter installed.

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Select output format

Use the setting panel on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Click on the toggle to the left of the "Output Format" label to expand the panel. Select "XviD" as the "File Type".

Note: To convert to Xvid files, you must have XviD Codec installed.

Change Video Settings

Click on the toggle to the left of the "Video Settings" label to expand the panel.

Select "Specify" under "Size" and/or "Frame rate" to enter the video resolution and/or frame rate.

You can change the compressor, quality, size, and frame rate of the video.

Change Audio Settings

Click on the toggle to the left of the "Audio Settings" label to expand the panel.

Select the audio compressor for the conversion. Depending on the compressor, you may also change the sample rate, channel (stereo or mono), bits/sample, and bitrate.

Do not use "MPEG Layer-3" as the audio compressor. It does not work correctly in video files and often causes the conversion to abort in the middle. If you prefer to have MP3 audio in the AVI file, download lame_enc.dll instead.

Select output directory

Expand the "Output Directory" panel. Use the "Browse" button to select an output directory.

Convert

Click the "Convert" button on the tool bar.

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